Safeguarding

At St. Bede's Catholic Infant School, we strive to ensure, through our policies and practice, that every child who is a registered pupil is safe and protected from harm. The Department for Education’s (DfE) ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ (September 2024), defines safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children as:

• Providing help and support to meet the needs of children as soon as problems emerge
• protecting children from maltreatment, whether that is within or outside the home, including online
• preventing the impairment of children’s mental and physical health ordevelopment
• ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision ofsafe and effective care
• taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.  

Safeguarding Statement

'St. Bede's Catholic Infant and Junior Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, governors, volunteers and visitors to share this commitment.'

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Statement

Every person is of equal and inestimable value and each child will be included in all curriculum activities, except where some physical or other disability prevents this. Diversity is celebrated so that no child feels they are 'other'.

British Values Statement

All schools are required to actively promote the fundamental values which define British society, the values associated with democracy, the rule of law, individual livery, mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs. As a Catholic school, we strongly support and foster universal values, virtues and ethics that shape our children's character and moral perspective. Gospel values permeate every aspect of our daily life in school as set out in our Mission Statement.

Please download our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy for further information. 

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